Buddhist extremists?

Today's news reports Buddhist extremists have been accused of carrying out an assault on Muslims.

''We don't shoot innocent Muslims. We only shoot insurgents,'' he [Maj. Gen. Phitak Iadkaew, founder of Thais United] said. ''They deserve to be killed.''

The last group I held out any hope of continuing their tradition of pacifism has now got its own set of extremists.

Colleen